Commons Speaker John Bercow among MPs who bagged £15,000 in Wimbledon 2016 freebies

Buckingham MP received two Royal Box tickets worth £7,790 from the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

House of Commons Speaker John Bercow was among three MPs who enjoyed almost £15,000 ($19,491) worth of free tickets and hospitality at this year's Wimbledon tennis tournament. The Buckingham MP received two tickets and hospitality worth £452 from the Association of Tennis Professionals to attend the championships on 7 July.

The 53-year-old was also given the opportunity to rub shoulders with A-list celebrities and sporting stars after being given two tickets from the All England Lawn Tennis Club for the Royal Box on 8 July. The donation was worth £7,790, according to the Commons' register of members' financial interests.

Top Conservative Justine Greening, who was then international development secretary at the time, was also given two tickets in the Royal Box by the All England Lawn Tennis Club Address for 1 July, at a value of £3,640.

Fellow Tory MP Stephen Hammond, who has represented Wimbledon since 2005, was given two tickets and associated hospitality at Wimbledon on 10 July thanks to the Royal Bank of Scotland.

The donation was worth £2,400. He also received two tickets for the Royal Box on 1 July from All England Lawn Tennis Club, which came to £498.

Greening and Hammond have been approached for comment. A spokesperson for Bercow said: "It is no secret that Mr Bercow is a tennis fan, and watches matches live whenever he has the opportunity. All such hospitality is declared in full to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, in line with the rules."